Woodblock prints of, clockwise starting from top left: people strolling on path through tall palm trees; Pied Piper causing rats to jump into water, and leading children into cave; old woman napping in chair with book in her lap; children playing...

“The andron is roughly 5 by 5.8 metres [meters] (16 1/2 by 19 feet). The raised platform round the edge of the room is 82 centimetres [centimeters] wide, and was painted bright yellow. The platform has space for a maximum of nine couches. There is...